The Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights will head out on the road to square off against the West Warwick Wizards at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Exeter-West Greenwich is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 13-4 margin over Scituate. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Exeter-West Greenwich.
Kole Kilduff and Michael Berek did most of the damage at the plate: Kilduff scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Berek scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Dawson Sweet was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, West Warwick put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Scituate as West Warwick made off with an 11-1 win. West Warwick's victory was all the more impressive since Scituate was averaging only 4.04 runs allowed on the season.
The team relied heavily on Zackary Lawrence, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Leyton Belanger, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Exeter-West Greenwich has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for West Warwick, they pushed their record up to 21-0 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Sunday as neither team is afraid to steal. Exeter-West Greenwich has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like West Warwick struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Exeter-West Greenwich suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to West Warwick when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Warwick's Logan Dean, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Exeter-West Greenwich knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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